Mar. 27-Richmond-Virginia Senate passes budget bill, with a provision for providing $500,000 toward replacement of the Meadows of Dan Elementary School in Meadows of Dan, VA.

Source: Roanoke Times Republicans also succeeded in getting some last-minute provisions into the bill. Sen. Bill Stanley, R-Franklin County, won support for an amendment providing $500,000 toward replacement of the Meadows of Dan Elementary School in Patrick County, which was destroyed by a fire in August. The politically divided Senate voted 35-4 to pass its own version of a two-year $85 billion budget, something it failed to do during the regular legislative session that ended March 10. Senate Democrats had twice blocked passage of a budget bill before winning some concessions on funding for schools and health and human services programs, and on provisions to mitigate tolls for major transportation projects in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. Reference source: http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/306676